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Arizona has hard water; that’s a given. But once you accept that fact, you have to decide what to do about the water at your house.
Here are the basics: The U.S. Department of the Interior defines water as being slightly hard when it has from 1 to 3.5 grains per gallon of calcium and magnesium bicarbonates occurring naturally in the water. In Arizona, hardness levels can exceed 20 grains per gallon, but these levels are not dangerous. After all, ...

]]>Arizona has hard water; that’s a given. But once you accept that fact, you have to decide what to do about the water at your house.

Here are the basics: The U.S. Department of the Interior defines water as being slightly hard when it has from 1 to 3.5 grains per gallon of calcium and magnesium bicarbonates occurring naturally in the water. In Arizona, hardness levels can exceed 20 grains per gallon, but these levels are not dangerous. After all, about 80 percent of the water in the United States is considered hard.

What homeowners don’t like is that these minerals can cause scale to build up inside plumbing and appliances. The useful life of a dishwasher and a water heater can be shortened as a result. The harder the water, the grayer the “whites” look when you do laundry.

Some of us don’t like the taste of the water either. You can use carbon filtration to improve the taste. But a reverse-osmosis system or distillation unit can do even more to clarify your water by combining carbon filtration with removal of dissolved solids or what some people call “floaties.”

When it comes to the hardness of the water, however, we recommend buying or renting a water-softening system to handle the issue. That’s the only way to end or minimize scale on shower walls as well as mineral build-up in appliances and water-heater. In the process, you can eliminate dry-skin problems and cut back on use of soaps, detergents, shampoos and fabric softeners.

If you’re doing your homework before you buy or rent, you’re likely to hear many myths about what water treatment does and doesn’t do, according to David Perry, executive director of the Arizona Water Quality Association, a non-profit trade organization. Here are some claims you should discount:

Myth No. 1: You can soften water with a salt-free system. That is just not possible. Systems that say they are no-salt softeners are actually just scale inhibitors. Some can decrease the scale inside appliances; some will hardly affect that scale at all. These alternative treatment firms may use magnetic, catalytic, electric or electro-dialysis equipment. Most of these firms offer no independent confirmation that they can remove calcium or magnesium ions from water or reduce scale formation. Often these systems are coupled with a carbon filter to make drinking water taste better. But the best way to reduce hardness in water is by installing an ion-exchange softener. It will remove hardness — the scale-forming calcium and magnesium — by replacing it with sodium chloride or potassium chloride.

Myth No. 2: By removing dissolved solids from water you will deprive your body of healthy nutrients like calcium and magnesium, prevalent in hard water. The problem with that argument is that the calcium and magnesium in your water are in an inorganic form that your body cannot digest in the way that it can the minerals in your food or dietary supplements.

Myth No. 3: Softened water leaves a film on your skin because something has been added to your water. It’s true that your skin will feel softer and less dry after a shower in softened water because your natural body-moisturizing oils are better able to reach your skin’s surface. In addition, those soaps, shampoos and shower gels will suds up faster. After your shower in soft water, you are actually much cleaner than when you shower in hard water.

Myth No. 4: Softeners add extra salt to your water. That is not really happening because the softening process is an ion-exchange system that removes the salts holding the calcium and magnesium and replaces them with other salts. You’re not really adding to the total salt level in your water. By comparison, an 8-ounce glass of Coca-Cola has 30 milligrams of sodium while an 8-ounce glass of softened water has less than 12.5 milligrams. According to the Centers for Disease Control, a typical 1-ounce slice of bread has between 80 and 230 milligrams of salt, depending on the brand.

Myth No. 5: Drinking water purified in a reverse-osmosis system or in a distiller will leach essential minerals from your body. This old and untrue story can be found all over the Internet. Nothing is purged from your body by drinking filtered or distilled water, according to Perry. The EPA actually advocates use of reverse osmosis to remove some substances from drinking water. Generally, you should also avoid any company that uses scare tactics regarding the safety of your municipal drinking-water supply.

Myth No. 6: Water from a reverse osmosis system or a distiller will be acidic. RO/distilled water does have a lower pH level. That’s because these systems remove dissolved bicarbonate solids but not acid-producing carbon dioxide. Without the bicarbonates to neutralize it, there is carbonic acid in the RO water. But it is not a health concern, nor will it endanger your water pipes. Although the pH level of untreated tap water will be about 7; the level of RO water is about 6. Soft drinks and sports drinks typically have a pH of 2.5; orange juice is at 3 pH; and coffee is at 4 pH. We drink all these beverages all the time without major problems.

Before hiring a water-treatment contractor, be sure the contractor is licensed, bonded and insured. Does the contractor use trained and qualified technicians for installation and follow-up? Did he or she test your water before making a recommendation, even if you are on a municipal-water source? Do you understand the cost of ongoing maintenance and upkeep?

For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. An Arizona homebuilding and remodeling industry expert for 25 years, Rosie Romero is the host of the syndicated “Rosie on the House” radio program heard locally in Phoenix on KTAR-FM (92.3) 8-11 a.m. Saturdays. Consult our website for other listings. Call 888-767-4348.

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This change is causing serious plumbing problems. It adversely affects ALL water softeners. Resin disintegrates in the new, higher Chlorine levels. This change will cause lower water pressure; resin will escape into your plumbing.
WARNING! Action is needed on the resin every 5 years.
This will save you thousands of dollars in plumbing expenses.
The good news is you qualify for a FREE INSPECTION! After our free ...

This change is causing serious plumbing problems. It adversely affects ALL water softeners. Resin disintegrates in the new, higher Chlorine levels. This change will cause lower water pressure; resin will escape into your plumbing.

WARNING! Action is needed on the resin every 5 years.

This will save you thousands of dollars in plumbing expenses.

The good news is you qualify for a FREE INSPECTION! After our free inspection, talk to our licensed service technician about our service programs tailored specifically to your budgetfeaturing:

System rebuild Rental option . Replacement option

The Boyett Family has been providing Water Softeners and REVERSE OSMOSIS Drinking Water Systems SINCE 1965; we now provide hot-water heaters and hot-water recirculation pumps.

03.28.12

Case Study #1

Rental customer 46557 told us a story about a man with whom he works.

This man paid $5,000.00 to a plumbing company to clean cation resin from his home.

The cation resin (from the water softener) entered this mans home because the distributor* broke.

As I understand; the plumbing company cut holes in his drywall to rerouting pipes (because they could not evacuate the cation resin from certain pipes).

If this man had a Boyett Family Resin Screen; there would have not been a $5,000.00 expense.

If this man invested in the Boyett Family rental automatic water softener rental program ($75 connection fee; $30/mo plus tax) this occurrence would not have occurred. We change all of our rental equipment out every 5 years.

However, because of this loss – this man removed the water softener. He did not have the water softener repaired; he has lost faith in the soft water industry.

The Boyett Family onus is to raise the standard of the water treatment industry by developing inventions and processes that continue to improve our reputation and satisfactions that our customers have.

*Dictionary:

Distributor: is the plastic pipe ‘inside the water softener’ that prevents the cation resin entering the home or business. If this distributor cracks or breaks; resin will enter the home. When this occurs the entire water supply will stop flowing.

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The RADCO drainback solar water heating system provides automatic and failsafe freeze protection while maximizing the solar contribution to water heating. The RADCO drainback system has OG-300 certification, and utilizes RADCO solar collectors, a RADCO drainback module, and a solar water heater tank to provide easy installation and maximum performance. When solar heat is available, the systems pumps water through the solar collector to be heated, and pumps water from the tank ...

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I sat in Theo Heap’s den Tuesday night and listened to the music of the Red Mountain Bluegrass Band , not a tape or CD of the band, mind you, but the actual band.
The band members straddled the furniture in Heap’s cozy den in Mesa, picking and fiddling and harmonizing for almost three hours before an audience of two , Heap’s wife, Gloria, and me.
I am a huge bluegrass fan, so it was a ...

I sat in Theo Heap’s den Tuesday night and listened to the music of the Red Mountain Bluegrass Band , not a tape or CD of the band, mind you, but the actual band.

The band members straddled the furniture in Heap’s cozy den in Mesa, picking and fiddling and harmonizing for almost three hours before an audience of two , Heap’s wife, Gloria, and me.

I am a huge bluegrass fan, so it was a special treat. But as I listened it occurred to me that what I was really watching was the world’s oldest garage band.

I am not denigrating the group’s abilities in saying this. On the contrary, these boys can play and sing.

They just don’t represent the demographic you normally associate with bands who do most of their playing in somebody’s spare room.

At 28, John Heap (guitar, harmony vocals) is the youngest of the group. His grandfather Theo, at age 79, is the eldest. Duncan Kunz (guitar) is 62, bass player Ron Carpenter is 60. Banjo player Ralph Heap is 53, fiddler Hayden Boyett is 39, Boyd Lee (guitar, lead vocals) is 30 and Kristopher Heap (mandolin) is 29.

The Red Mountain Bluegrass Band has been around in one form or another for 15 years, but they don’t play too many paid gigs. Most of their performances are staged for church functions or civic clubs.

Occasionally, they’ll play a festival. Most of their playing, though, happens in Theo’s den, where they meet once a week to rehearse and tease each other for a few hours.

Truth is, it’s sort of hard for the band to get all that serious about their music. Two of the band members are doctors, one is a dentist, two work for Boeing and have impressive job titles I don’t understand.

Another owns a refrigeration business. Theo, the former president of Mesa Community College, still works at the college, an association he has maintained for 41 years. They all have families and other interests and obligations.

Still, I thought, these boys have “po-tential,” as they say down South.

All they really needed was a manager, I thought, say someone like “Colonel” Slim Smith to grease the rails a bit.

First thing I’d do is change the band’s dishwater, dull name. I came up with a good one, too: Buck Nekked & The Skinny-Dippers.

I figure we could put the finger on another of Theo’s grandsons , NFL star Todd Heap , to buy us a big ole tour bus and some sharp sequined outfits. I had a bushel basket full of ideas.

But as I watched the guys standing around in Gloria’s kitchen wolfing down the peanut-butter fudge Ralph’s mom had made, I realized that the Red Mountain Bluegrass Band has a pretty good thing going just like it is.

You know, we should all be so fortunate as to have a skill that we can’t make money off of, a talent that can’t be corrupted by greed or ambition.

Those are the kinds of gifts that remain pure, and a joy forever.

I really don’t see how they could possibly enjoy the music any more than they do in Theo Heap’s cozy den.

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13 March 1900
The year 1900 in Texas brought the great Galveston Storm,
introduced the oil industry with the birth of the Spindle top well
in Beaumont, and that was also the year that William (Willie) Jesse Boyett, youngest son of William Jasper Boyett, was born. Antique photographs reveal that it was also a time when men were still wearing remnants of the Civil War and could point out who was a Yankee and who was a Confederate.

in Beaumont, and that was also the year that William (Willie) Jesse Boyett, youngest son of William Jasper Boyett, was born. Antique photographs reveal that it was also a time when men were still wearing remnants of the Civil War and could point out who was a Yankee and who was a Confederate.

William Jesse Boyett was better known as Willie around the

Ibex, Moran, Breckenridge area. Willie’s father was born in Columbia,Arkansas on 25 September 1870 and died 25 September 1899 before Willie was born. William Jasper moved to Stephens County, Texas, where he married Rebecca Lincen Zant. Their children were: Jasper Zant Boyett, born June, 1896; Silas Poe Boyett, born 18 December 1897, and William Jesse Boyett, born 13 March 1900. All of the children were born on the family farm, which was located half way between Ibex and Eolian, Texas. The parents are buried in the Plumb Branch Cemetery, where their graves are marked with concrete markers bearing names which time, wind, storms, and rain have eaten away.

Since the grandfather William Jasper Boyett died (from appendicitis) before Brian Boyett’s father, Willie Boyett was born, little was known about the Boyett genealogy. All this was found out while the computer was gunning its engine but was going no where. The name Boyett appeared spelled Boyett, Boyet and Boyd. Some nice soul, however, using Ancestry. Com, ran the family back to the 1700’s.

Willies mother sent him to school in Ibex through the eighth grade. Then Mrs. Boyett sent Willie to Abilene to attend high school, but he got homesick and went back home.

William Jasper Boyett’s wife, who was a grandmother of Brian Boyett, was a strong woman; so she and her sons did well with the farm. None of the boys wanted to leave home, so they divided what was a good sized and profitable farm into undersized thirds. The main crops Willie Boyett raised were wheat, oats and hay for his cattle

Willie married one of the Ibex school teachers, Martha Christia Askew, and they moved into the Ibex teacheridge. Mrs. Boyett was severely crippled, but with God’s help she was able to raise three children, raise a garden, and do other farm chores as well as running an active household.

In order to wash clothes she heated water in a large cast-iron pot which was placed over a mesquite wood fire. When the water got hot, she carried the water in a bucket to an old Maytag. wringer washer which was run by a gasoline motor. Then she hung the clothes on a clothesline outside the house.

Gospel music was one of the family’s pleasures. Mrs. Boyett

was an excellent pianist. Several small communities held “singings” on Sunday afternoons in school houses or churches. Willie Boyett and children had a family quartet and Mrs. Boyett played the piano. Dale sang bass, Willie sang tenor, Annetta sang alto, and Brian sang lead.

Later Willie moved them into a small farm house about two miles east of Ibex. They had a fire place in one end of the house and a wood cook stove in the other for heat. There was no insulation, thus it was freezing cold in the winter and hot in the summer.* They had three children: Brian,, Dale, and Annetta. Willie studied books on carpentry and became and accomplished carpenter. In addition to farming, he did repair and remodeling projects. During World War II, he worked for several weeks building an Army base at Childress, Texas.

The family prayed for rain that seldom came, but things turned around in 1945. The government instituted a program to eradicate mesquite trees by applying kerosene to the trunks of the trees and letting some kerosene run down into the roots. The government paid a fixed amount an acre, depending on the density. Willie Boyett started contracting with local farmers and ranchers to carry out the government’s program. This transformed the family lifestyle, as he was able to send three kids through college and have a lifestyle for his family that was far superior to what they had before.

Willie, Brian and Dale would carry five gallon cans of kerosene, hanging by a strap from their shoulders, and walk from one tree to another. If they came to a hill, they had to climb it and treat the tree. It was very hard work, but they had almost no competition. Over the years, they probably did several thousand acres. The three Boyetts would pour about 800 gallons of kerosene per day. In one period of time, Wayne Angel ran a service station in Albany and Wayne would deliver truck loads of kerosene out to whatever pasture they were working.

Around 1946, liquified propane gas came along for heating and cooking. After Brian left home REA brought electricity and then later a government program brought good water from Breckenridge.

The main crops Willie Boyett raised were wheat, oats and hay for his cattle. In 1978, Mrs. Boyett died and Brian came back for his mother’s funeral. He had barely gotten back to Arizona when his cousin, Marza White, called and told him that Willie had died in a car wreck. He drove a new car, was a conservative driver, and only drove on rural roads. Brian said that he would have figured his father to be one of the least likely people in the country to die in a car wreck. Willie had diabetes and without his wife’s direction, he possibly was not taking his medicine properly. The family really does not know what happened.

About 200 yards from the accident, the car drifted about a foot off the side of the road. Willie’s foot must have gone down on the gas pedal because the tires were spinning and picking up speed. There was a concrete culvert under the road that stuck up about a foot and a half on the side of the road. He hit that and it propelled the car end over end and nosed into the opposite bank. The car was demolished but Willie was not disfigured.

Brian praises the Lord for granting him and his brother and sister a loving, Christian, family oriented father who, by his example, taught them a strong moral work ethic.

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What is the main ingredient of the Water Softener?
The main ingredient of the Water Softener is cation resin. This is a polystyrene material that absorbs the calcium and magnesium ions. When the cation resin is fully coated it will no longer soften the water. A little known secret about cation resin is that it removes the chlorine from the water. The cation resin material absorbs the chlorine from the water. The chlorine from the water causes the resin ...

What is the main ingredient of the Water Softener?

The main ingredient of the Water Softener is cation resin. This is a polystyrene material that absorbs the calcium and magnesium ions. When the cation resin is fully coated it will no longer soften the water. A little known secret about cation resin is that it removes the chlorine from the water. The cation resin material absorbs the chlorine from the water. The chlorine from the water causes the resin to disintegrate. The resin we utilize will take out 100% of the chlorine. You do not need several expensive units. You need one good heavy (high capacity ‘we recommend 64,000 grain capacity’) unit which will remove the hardness ions and also the chlorine ions. We can provide you a water softener Phoenix, Buckeye, Avondale, Goodyear, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Ahwatukee, Maricopa, San Tan Valley, Florence, Anthem, Queen Creek AZ, soft water unit, whole house water conditioning unit that will remove the hardness and also the chlorine.

Because the chlorine causes the resin to disintegrate; in order to keep A+ soft water you will have to <replace , clean, replenish, rejuvenate, recondition> the material periodically. We have an indication that the tipping point in Arizona is about 5 years (this resin must be changed every 5 years). If you do not service the cation resin in 5 years your water quality will be less.

Why do I have to change the resin every 5 years?

The resin is a filter. The filter media will not last forever. If you want to keep high quality water in your home you will have to give the water equipment the right maintenance. You must replace <clean, replenish, rejuvenate, recondition> the resin material every 5 years to maintain A+ soft water.

What if I do not change the resin every 5 years?

You will not have A+ water. The water must have adequate contact time with the resin in order to achieve complete soft water. The Water Quality Association says that water is soft at less than 1 grain per gallon. As the resin disintegrates the contact time will decrease; and cause many other plumbing problems. If you have no more cation resin you will have no more soft water.

Here is an example of cation resin that is begining to disintegrate.

This is a view of cation resin – seen through a microscope. The round beads are in good condition. The beads which are not round or fractured are begining to disintegrate. The reason the cation resin disintegrates is because of usage, age and high chlorine levels. The high chlorine content of the incoming water will cause resin to disintegrate much faster.

Can anything bad happen if I don’t change the resin every 5 years?

Bad things can happen. You go to take a shower and you do not have water pressure. The resin has escaped and clogged your shower head. You go to your other shower and the same thing happens. You try to flush your toilet and the toilet is now clogged. Every single water fixture may clog.

What do I do if I get low water pressure in my house?

Go out to the water softener and put the unit on bypass. This won’t fix the problem, but it will stop it from getting worse.

What does Boyett’s recommend to solve this resin disintegration problem?

Replace, clean, replenish, rejuvenate, recondition> the resin every 5 years. Many people are renting the automatic water softener for 99 cents a day. Because of tough economic times the rental program is very popular. This area of our business grows at the rate of 1% per month. The rental soft water and reverse osmosis programs spread out the investment over time (like leasing a vehicle). It takes advantage of the time value of money. For a small installation fee ($75.00 – on a loop) we provide you all the soft water service and maintenance for $30/month + tax; and we guarantee to keep you in A+ water 100% of the time. We utilize sustainable methods that help our environment and keep our rental and service fees low. We change the rental unit out every 5 years. This service is included in the monthly fee. We also include our ResinTrapTM invention to prevent the cation resin from ever escaping the water softener. When you look at the face plate of our whole house water softener and water conditioner there is a sticker that says ‘screen in bypass’. Cation resin escaping the water treatment equipment is a common industry problem; our company is providing a solution by adding a specific sized screen in the bypass valve to catch any resin that escapes. By inventing this ResinTrapTM device we have solved an industry wide problem and we are protecting each of our water softener customers from experiencing loss and inconvenience. To our knowledge, we are the only company in the United States which has invented this device; we are the only company which provides this as a standard feature – to protect our client’s assets.

Should I rent or purchase my water softener?

If you invest $1,695.00 plus tax to purchase an adequate water softener (64,000 grain) and have the entire unit rebuilt ever 5 years (because of the cation resin disintegration caused by the high amounts of chlorine in the Phoenix Metro area on the resin and valve components); and the rebuild fee is $1150.00 (every 5 years); the total investment is $3,000.00. In our opinion; renting the water equipment for $30.00/month + tax makes the most financial sense (because this total investment is $1,800.00 compared with $3,000.00 ‘to own’). Over a five year period; you save $1,200.00 by renting. When you rent the water softener; on the fifth year we replace the cation resin tank/ and valve at no charge.

If you purchase a good water softener for $1,695.00 plus tax and have the unit rebuilt in 5 years for $1150.00

Total investment to Purchase and maintain a water softener for 5 years is $3,000.00.

If you rent a high capacity (64,000) water softener over 5 years; we change out the water softener every 5 years at no cost. If we need to change the unit sooner there is no charge for any service calls.

Total investment to Rent a water softener for 5 years $1,800.00

By renting instead of buying a soft water unit – you save $1,200.00 within a five year period

We guarantee you A+ water all the time if you rent the water equipment.

This is information which is provided by our chemical engineering customer (whom utilized our service 9 years ago and recently called us to install a rental water softener). R.A.D was nice enough to collect this information on ‘Causes of Irreversible Resin Degradation’. It is because of clients like R.A.D that we have been a strong and successful company for over 46 years.

then almost towards the end, GE talks about chlorine adverse effect on polystyrene-divinylbenzene resins. Below is the excerpt. It not only destroys the resin, the mechanical and dynamics aspects deteriorate, i.e., channeling and water pressure drop. It recommends carbon filtration or sodium sulfite to consume the chlorine.

Causes of Irreversible Resin Degradation

Oxidation. Oxidizing agents, such as chlorine, degrade both cation and anion resins. Oxidants attack the divinylbenzene cross-links in a cation resin, reducing the overall strength of the resin bead. As the attack continues, the cation resin begins to lose its spherical shape and rigidity, causing it to compact during service. This compaction increases the pressure drop across the resin bed and leads to channeling, which reduces the effective capacity of the unit.

In the case of raw water chlorine, the anion resin is not directly affected, because the chlorine is consumed by the cation resin. However, downstream strong base anion resins are fouled by certain degradation products from oxidized cation resin.

If chlorine is present in raw water, it should be removed prior to ion exchange with activated carbon filtration or sodium sulfite. Approximately 1.8 ppm of sodium sulfite is required to consume 1 ppm of chlorine

On another site: http://www.prominentinc.com/resin-as2-cl.html

However, exposure to significant amounts of free chlorine, hypochlorite ions, or other strong oxidizing agents over long periods of time will eventually break down the crosslinking. This will tend to increase the moisture retention of the resin, decreasing it s mechanical strength, as well as generating small amounts of extractable breakdown products.

Why is the chlorine so much higher now than before?

When my family founded our company in 1966 there were less than 439,999 people in the Phoenix area. In 2006 there was about 2.6 million. Now there is about 4.2 million people in the Phoenix Area. (source:http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/17/300.million.over/index.html). Because we live in the desert the water officials are having to utilize more source water from the Central Arizona Project (CAP Canal). Why do they call it a canal? Because it is a canal. Here is my definition of a canal: A ditch lined with concrete in which water flows. In the case of the CAP Canal; the water flows from Colorado. This canal is open most of the way. Dirt can fall in this canal; insects can fall in this canal; fish swim in this canal; fowl deficate in this canal. When the water arrives to Arizona it is awful. This is why our water is awfully hard.

…..So why is there so much chlorine?

If you want to see how much chlorine is present in your water; go to a swimming pool store and buy an over the counter chlorine test kit (OTO Solution). Let the water run and test your water. Call us and tell me what you see. In many cases the reading will be the same as a swimming pool. Let’s be honest with eachother; this is shocking. This is all I am going to say about this subject for now.

09.13.10 THE OTHER DAY I RECEIVED A CALL from our 15 year client (Account # 46557). He owns a gun shop and his gun smith told him he had to pay $5,000 to have the cation resin removed from his plumbing. The distributor tube in his water softener failed and allowed the cation resin material to evacuate into the plumbing supply.

He explained that the plumbing company had to cut holes in the drywall to remove pipes which were so clogged with resin (this section of the plumbing) had to be replaced.

Our company has invented a process in which we install the water softener that will prevent this from occurring. Brian Hayden Boyett

01/15/11

The following is an excerpt from the article Point of Use: The Final Barrier (By John McEncroe)

My wish is that this content will serve as an indicator to the involvement in maintaining a protected water source, adequate treatment, and proper design and operation of the distribution system. It also addresses the purpose of chlorine (and some of the challenges) in a distribution system.

This article indicates that Traditionally, a residual concentration of chlorine- the most commonly disinfectant is used to limit bacterial growth or regrowth in the distribution system and that Once water leaves the treatment facility, it may flow through many miles of piping.. As our population continues to grow our cities are drawing more water from the Central Arizona Project (CAP). This is the water that flows through an open canal from Colorado. This water picks up a lot of algae in the transportation process. Algae is not a bad thing; when we learn to harness energy resources from Algae; we will further enhance our energy reserves. However, algae does not belong in our water. Therefore, to kill the algae in our water; before it travels from the water treatment plant to our homes the water treatment plant adds tremendous amounts of this chlorine to the water . By the time this water reaches your home; the residual content of chlorine may be as high as a swimming pool (7 ppm). Our cation resin removes this chlorine; however, in the process this disintegrates the cation resin. We have discovered in all areas of the Phoenix metro area of Arizona, Buckeye, Goodyear and Avondale that the tipping point on the cation resin is 5 years. If some action is not taken on this resin material every 5 years; something bad may happen and you will not gain adequate soft water.

Because of this information we feel that our clients are better served by renting an automatic water softener for $30.00/mo plus tax. There is no contract. Every 5 years we preemptively change out the cation resin column. This is included in the rental service; there never are extra fees for this service.

It is because of these factors that the chlorine residual is so high in the Phoenix, Chandler, Tempe, Mesa, Gilbert, Higley, Queen Creek, Cave Creek, Buckeye, Goodyear, Avondale and Litchfield Park. Based upon our service records; depending on where your home is located on the pipe; you may receive a higher dose of chlorine; because of the location of your home; your resin may disintegrate faster than others.

In the past, drinking water utilities focused their treatment efforts at the plant, implementing chlorination, filtration, coagulation/sedimentation, and other processes. Because of growing concerns about water quality integrity, the multiple-barrier approach to water treatment became even more important. The multiple-barrier approach consists of maintaining a protected source, adequate treatment, and proper design an operation of the distribution system.

If all of these approaches are not successful in removing contaminants from water, utilities do have options. These options include :

embracing a paradigm shift to point-of use (POU) devices (Siegrist,2004)

This article focuses on problems that can occur within the distribution system and the POU devices that can be used to address these problems.

Cause of Distribution System Degradation

As drinking water flows through the distribution system from the treatment plant to the consumers tap, its aesthetic, microbial, and chemical qualities may deteriorate significantly (Baribeau, 2001). Increases in bacterial counts, decreases in disinfectant residuals, or changes in taste and odor characteristics are often related to distance from the treatment plant or increase in water residence time. Causes of contamination include formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs), distribution systems repairs and replacement, hydraulic surges, power outages, fire flow, and backpressure.

Traditionally, a residual concentration of chlorine- the most commonly disinfectant is used to limit bacterial growth or regrowth in the distribution system. However, chlorine dose must be limited because it reacts with organic matter to form halogenated DBPs, some of which are of concern because of potential health risks (USEPA, 1994; NCl, 1976). Treatment processes, disinfecting conditions at treatment plants, and varying distribution system characteristics influence the residual disinfectant stability as well as DBP formation or decay.

Repairs and replacement. Distribution systems can be quite complex. Once water leaves the treatment facility, it may flow through many miles of piping that are subject to contamination intrusion or back flow/backpressure.

Because distribution systems are buried over large areas, the intrusion risk from structural deficiencies will never be completely overcome and can only be managed through rigorous maintenance programs including inspection, repair, and replacement (Lindley & Buchberger, 2002). Depending on the circumstances, a distribution contamination event may overpower the residual disinfectant and result in a serious disease outbreak.

An ion-exchange resin or ion-exchange polymer[1] is an insoluble matrix (or support structure) normally in the form of small (1–2 mm diameter) beads, usually white or yellowish, fabricated from an organic polymer substrate. The material has highly developed structure of pores on the surface of which are sites with easily trapped and released ions. The trapping of ions takes place only with simultaneous releasing of other ions; thus the process is called ion-exchange. There are multiple different types of ion-exchange resin which are fabricated to selectively prefer one or several different types of ions.

Ion exchange resin beads

Ion-exchange resins are widely used in different separation, purification, and decontamination processes. The most common examples are water softening and water purification. In many cases ion-exchange resins were introduced in such processes as a more flexible alternative to the use of natural or artificial zeolites.

Most typical ion-exchange resins are based oncrosslinked polystyrene. The required active groups can be introduced after polymerization, or substituted monomers can be used. For example, the crosslinking is often achieved by adding 0.5-25% of divinylbenzene to styrene at the polymerization process. Non-crosslinked polymers are used only rarely because they are less stable. Crosslinking decreases ion- exchange capacity of the resin and prolongs the time needed to accomplish the ion exchange processes. Particle size also influences the resin parameters; smaller particles have larger outer surface, but cause larger head loss in the column processes.

Besides being made as bead-shaped materials, ion exchange resins are produced as membranes. The membranes are made of highly cross-linked ion exchange resins that allow passage of ions, but not of water, are used for electrodialysis.

In this application, ion-exchange resins are used to replace the magnesium and calcium ions found in hard water with ions. When the resin is fresh, it contains sodium ions at its active sites. When in contact with a solution containing magnesium and calcium ions (but a low concentration of sodium ions), the magnesium and calcium ions preferentially migrate out of solution to the active sites on the resin, being replaced in solution by sodium ions. This process reaches equilibrium with a much lower concentration of magnesium and calcium ions in solution than was started with.

The resin can be recharged by washing it with a solution containing a high concentration of sodium ions (e.g. it has large amounts of common salt(NaCl) dissolved in it). The calcium and magnesium ions migrate off the resin, being replaced by sodium ions from the solution until a new equilibrium is reached. The salt is used to recharge an ion-exchange resin which itself is used to soften the water.

Few ion-exchange resins remove chlorine or organic contaminants from water – this is usually done by using an activated charcoal filter mixed in with the resin. There are some ion-exchange resins that do remove organic ions, such as MIEX (magnetic ion-exchange) resins. Domestic water purification resin is not usually recharged – the resin is discarded when it can no longer be used.

Our company utilizes a 10% cross linked cation exchange resin. We utilize this ingredient because it is the best for our client. If you type in “does cation resin remove chlorine” in your web brouser; our web page comes up first. We have determined that the cation resin that Boyett Family Water is utilizing in our water treatment equipment removes chlorine. Brian Hayden Boyett

High flow rate
Improves taste and reduces odors.
Cleaner, Clearer water from every faucet in your home.
Provided scale and corrosion protection for fixtures and water using appliances.
No expensive faucet attachments or costly filter cartridges.
No more hassle of buying water softener salt (either sodium chloride or potassium chloride).

It is important for you to know that unless you put salt or potassium in the unit – you will not recieve soft water. If you are a soft water fan – you must add salt or potassium to the unit (in order for the unit to effectively provide soft water). Why do people not want to use salt? Because some people would tell you that it is inconvenient to buy salt at the grocery store. These people do not want to go through the trouble of putting salt in their water softener. Well, let me put it to you this way; no salt or potassium – no soft water.

There are many people whom are happy with whole house water filtration. You have to decide for yourself – are you happy with filtered water throughout the house? If you are satisfied with whole house water filtration (which is chlorine free) then our Rayne Executive 12, Rayne Executive 10 and the Rayne Signature Series are the right units for you. These units will provide you aesthetically clear, safe, delicious, salt free water.

Rayne Water Conditioning specializes in whole house water purification Phx AZ and no salt water purification Phx AZ. Boyett Family Rayne Water Conditioning also specializes in Water Purification Gilber AZ.

08.23.12

Chlorine‚ Cancer And Heart Disease

“We are quite convinced‚ based on this study‚ that there is an association between cancer and chlorinated water.” Medical College Of Wisconsin‚ Senior Research Team

The addition of chlorine to our drinking water began in the late 1800s and by 1904 was the standard in water treatment‚ and for the most part remains so today.

We don‘t use chlorine because it‘s the safest or even the most effective means of disinfection‚ we use it because it is the cheapest. In spite of all our technological advances‚ we essentially still pour bleach into our water before we drink it. The long-term effects of using chlorinated water have just recently been documented.

It is not uncommon to find more chlorine in tap water than is recommended safe for your swimming pool. A simple chlorine test kit from your local discount department store‚ around 6.00‚ will typically yield surprising results‚ try it!

According to the U.S. Council of Environmental Quality‚ “Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is as much as 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine.”

There is a lot of well-founded concern about chlorine. When chlorine is added to our water‚ it combines with other natural compounds to form Trihalomethanes (chlorination byproducts)‚ or THMs. These chlorine by-products trigger the production of free radicals in the body‚ causing cell damage‚ and are highly carcinogenic. Chlorine is also suspected to contribute to hardening of the arteries‚ the primary cause of heart disease.

“We are learning the hard way that all the time we thought we were preventing epidemics of one disease‚ we were creating another. Two decades after the start of chlorinating our drinking water the present epidemic of heart trouble and cancer began.”– Dr. Joseph M. Price‚ PhD

“Up to 2/3 of the harmful effects of chlorine are due to inhalation and skin absorption while showering.”– The American Journal Of Public Health

No one will argue that chlorine serves an important purpose‚ and that it is likely here to stay. The result of not using chlorine in our water would be outbreaks of water borne disease like typhoid and cholera‚ like existed in the 1800s.

It is also clear and experts agree… that chlorine represents a very real and serious threat to our health and should be removed both from the water we drink and the water we shower with.